Hands in pocket or out of pocket?

[General Principle 32]

While I’ve been searching for windbreaker gloves to fit comfortably underneath my Flexmeters I’ve been keeping my hands in my pockets on cool days.

Where do you guys stand? In or out?

[Mono 2,949]

Forcing myself against all urges to keep them out.

[Darrell Wesh 1,093]

1 hour ago, General Principle said:

While I’ve been searching for windbreaker gloves to fit comfortably underneath my Flexmeters I’ve been keeping my hands in my pockets on cool days.

Where do you guys stand? In or out?

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[Rywokast 1,482]

2 hours ago, General Principle said:

While I’ve been searching for windbreaker gloves to fit comfortably underneath my Flexmeters I’ve been keeping my hands in my pockets on cool days.

Where do you guys stand? In or out?

i have never ridden with my hands out of my pockets... summer, winter whatever theyre always in my pockets.. i dont know wtf to do with them otherwise feel like a weirdo with them just sitting there at my sides xD only time theyre out is if im on the phone or have a drink in my hand

[Justin Boivin 20]

Maybe its just cuz I'm a new rider, or maybe cuz I'm tall and skinny, but I'm often moving my arms back and forth as counter weights. Also I wear gloves and wristguards so it never really occurred to me.

Edited November 7 by Justin Boivin

[RockyTop 1,776]

23 minutes ago, Justin Boivin said:

Maybe its just cuz I'm a new rider, or maybe cuz I'm tall and skinny, but I'm often moving my arms back and forth as counter weights. Also I wear gloves and wristguards so it never really occurred to me.

It is just cuz you are new. The more experience you become the less you move. .... I am down to just moving my eyebrows to turn.     .......... Albeit they are quite sizable. 

Edited November 7 by RockyTop

[atdlzpae 259]

27 minutes ago, Justin Boivin said:

Maybe its just cuz I'm a new rider, or maybe cuz I'm tall and skinny, but I'm often moving my arms back and forth as counter weights.

Yep, this will pass. You don't need hands to ride - you can ride a unicycle with two dislocated shoulders, broken wrists and an open elbow fracture. Try that on a bike!

 

I keep my hands out of my pockets because I want them to be available in case of a sudden lithobraking.

Edited November 7 by atdlzpae

[Kens 546]

Hands out all the time (HOATT) cuz:

1. If you hitting surprise pothole or bump you can use spread your hands immediately to balance you out and prevent a wipe out.
2. If you do fall, you might not have enough time to straighten your arms to lessen the first impact so your jaw, shoulder, or elbow will likely hit the road first.
3. To waves, thumbs up, and throwing gang signs at pedestrian. Can't do that when your hands is in pocket.

Be safe guys.

Edited November 7 by Kens

[Daley1 51]

i,m down to just using my mind to turn.I ride in the Usain Bolt "Lightning Pose""

[Rywokast 1,482]

22 minutes ago, Kens said:

Hands out all the time (HOATT) cuz:

1. If you hitting surprise pothole or bump you can use spread your hands immediately to balance you out and prevent a wipe out.
2. If you do fall, you might not have enough time to straighten your arms to lessen the first impact so your jaw, shoulder, or elbow will likely hit the road first.
3. To waves, thumbs up, and throwing gang signs at pedestrian. Can't do that when your hands is in pocket.

Be safe guys.

im talking like a hoodie or jacket side pocket where it literally takes 1/1000 of a second to take my hands out most of the time.. usually its to nina bats that are dive bombing me at night though lol.. although in the summer if its really hot ill have them in my jeans pockets which of course is much less safe but i dont really plan for the what if i just do whats comfortable lol, im not saying i recommend it thats just what i do

[Rywokast 1,482]

6 minutes ago, Daley1 said:

i,m down to just using my mind to turn.I ride in the Usain Bolt "Lightning Pose""

haha, ive had a few people ask me if i have a remote control in my pocket for steering.. like ummmmmm do i have to explain how dumb that sounds

[Ben Kim 382]

can i answer “both”? Depends on the ride and the temperature. below 45F hands in pockets and i slow down. 

[The Fat Unicyclist 5,361]

3 hours ago, Rywokast said:

im talking like a hoodie or jacket side pocket where it literally takes 1/1000 of a second to take my hands out most of the time.. usually its to nina bats that are dive bombing me at night though lol.. although in the summer if its really hot ill have them in my jeans pockets which of course is much less safe but i dont really plan for the what if i just do whats comfortable lol, im not saying i recommend it thats just what i do

Even that 1/1000th of a second is too much risk for me... If something fails, I want to have my hands at the ready.

As a side note, recently I have been testing out some GyroRiderz Gloves (instead of Flexmeters) and they stack up really well!

I took them to LA too for more feedback... I need to get a review out soon to let everyone know what we found...

[Joker10 150]

Hands out to help protect your head in a fall, or help initiate an emergency evasive maneuver.

[Blueblade 201]

Keeping your hands in your pockets while riding an EUC is almost as helpful as keeping them in your pockets while in a fist fight. 

[Kens 546]

7 hours ago, Blueblade said:

Keeping your hands in your pockets while riding an EUC is almost as helpful as keeping them in your pockets while in a fist fight. 

[dmethvin 2,271]

I always keep my  hands out of pockets because it's safer ...

*looks at tomorrow's weather forecast, 28F/-2C temperature in the morning*

... unless I need to keep my hands from turning into blocks of ice.

I think I'll be wearing my balaclava for the first time this season.

[Rehab1 15,245]

20 hours ago, Kens said:

To waves, thumbs up, and throwing gang signs at pedestrian. Can't do that when your hands is in pocket.

Add to the list:

 

Edited November 8 by Rehab1

[TonyGrayCanada 32]

I don't have the confidence to ride with hands in pockets though when it's really cold I'll put my hands behind my back to keep them warm.

[Rywokast 1,482]

25 minutes ago, TonyGrayCanada said:

I don't have the confidence to ride with hands in pockets though when it's really cold I'll put my hands behind my back to keep them warm.

i forced myself from day 1 to put my hands in my pockets and keep them there... i wanted to avoid the flailing arms balance method and develop my core and leg muscles and instincts the best i could.. after a little bit i got so used to it that now it just feels really weird to not have them in my pockets and i dont ever take them out unless i have to.. its also pretty comfortable to have crossed arms, and is good for when its cold, plus you wont lose any possible reaction time

[TonyGrayCanada 32]

I like it as a discipline, I hadn't thought of it that way!

[Rywokast 1,482]

4 minutes ago, TonyGrayCanada said:

I like it as a discipline, I hadn't thought of it that way!

its not a good habit per se.. but it forces you to avoid "bad habits" in the learning phase.. whenever i train somebody i give them protection and we go slow but i tell them dont use your arms, put em in your pockets and force yourself to use your core and legs.. usually they opt to have their hands out after the first time because they probably arent as crazy as me and like most people would like to have them at the ready in case, but at least they have learned not to rely on them to aid in balancing.. hands are for holding food and drink when youre riding xD

Edited November 8 by Rywokast

[atdlzpae 259]

8 hours ago, Rywokast said:

whenever i train somebody i give them protection and we go slow but i tell them dont use your arms, put em in your pockets and force yourself to use your core and legs

I don't like that method. Always use all help you can, you'll learn handless riding in a 1000km anyway.

It's like all those silly "Learn to type on keyboard without looking" courses. Just keep looking at the keyboard, and one day you'll realize that you don't look at it anymore.

Edited November 8 by atdlzpae

[Mono 2,949]

9 hours ago, Rywokast said:

i forced myself from day 1 to put my hands in my pockets and keep them there... i wanted to avoid the flailing arms balance method and develop my core and leg muscles and instincts the best i could.. after a little bit i got so used to it that now it just feels really weird to not have them in my pockets and i dont ever take them out unless i have to.. its also pretty comfortable to have crossed arms, and is good for when its cold, plus you wont lose any possible reaction time

interesting approach, I sometimes use touching hands as a technique to suppress flailing arms, but that's not at all perfectly comfortable for a longer time. I will check out crossing arms 

Who would have thought that arm positioning becomes such a difficult question to answer.

[Darrell Wesh 1,093]

I ride with one arm bent like @houseofjob, but I don’t have any traffic to deal with/risk of opening car doors hitting me which I think was his reason for that.